SO42 7UT

Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO42 7SQ 58 m
SO42 7UR 107 m
SO42 7SR 119 m
SO42 7SU 142 m
SO42 7ST 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO42 7UT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7
Latitude
50.821282
Longitude
-1.581149
British National Grid easting
429,600
British National Grid northing
102,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004560
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116853
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015C · E01022998
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

Explore SO42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    558 m
  2. Brockenhurst College

    Further education

    794 m
  3. Coxlease School

    Other independent special school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Shoplifting 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO42 7 residents
4,864

Age bands in SO42 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

716 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

418 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

820 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,597 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

1,637 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    SURGERIES AT SWAY & BROCKENHURST, HIGHWOOD ROAD, BROCKENHURST, SO42 7RY

    ODS code J82129

    796 m

Nearby transport

  • Brookley Road

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Brookley Road

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Forest Park Hotel

    BCT · North Weirs

    0.2 miles
  • Gates Garage

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.3 miles
  • Gates Garage

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 015C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,946 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School is the nearest published school at 558 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 53 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.